Administering sodium nitrite during resuscitation for out-of-hospital cardiac arrest does not improve survival, according to a study which appeared in JAMA.  In this double-blind, placebo-controlled, phase II randomized control trial, researchers assessed just over 1,500 adults with out-of-hospital cardiac arrest from ventricular fibrillation or nonventricular fibrillation. The patients were randomized 1:1:1 to receive 45 mg … Continue reading Study Finds Sodium Nitrite Does Not Improve Survival in Out-of-Hospital Cardiac Arrest